THE ONE THAT VISITS EUROPE’S MAJOR CITIES OVER 3 WEEKS, INCLUDING A STAY IN THE CONTIKI CHATEAU

A scenic roadtrip peppered by charming cities & iconic sites, you're onboard the European Experience. The perfect midpoint for those feeling unsure about how much time they have and what their budget is. Questions that will be long behind you when you're sipping vino at Contiki's Château & boating through the canals of Venice.

At night, we'll be kicking back in some of the coolest accommodation options you'll ever encounter. Spend 2 nights in Contiki's very own French Château, another 2 in our Austrian Gasthof, 2 more in our Swiss Chalet, 6 in our cosy village cabins, 3 in funky hostels and 4 in hotels.

32included Meals

12 Dinner, 19 Breakfast, 1 Picnic Lunch

This culinary tour of Europe will awaken taste buds you didn't even know existed. Slurp on snails in France and twirl spaghetti on the cobbled streets of Italy. Breakfast is included every day, and you'll also be treated to 1 picnic lunch and 12 scrumptious dinners on us.

Team

Expert Trip Manager, Driver and Local Guides

A highly trained Trip Manager who brings your adventure to life. An expert driver who knows foreign roads better than Google Maps. Local Guides who make tourist traps a thing of the past. This is your team. Smart, friendly, fun, and integral to everything we do.

Transport

All transport included during the trip

Included in your trip is transport across Europe on our fleet of comfy, state of the art coaches. They're kitted out with all the necessities: USB charge points, WiFi, Air Con and a rocking sound system. You bring the other essentials, like tunes, friendships and stories from the night before.

Your group

Travel with other 18-35 year olds from around the world

Our trips are exclusively 18-35. This means you'll be travelling with people just like you, from all over the world- laughter and friendships always guaranteed.

Experiences

34 included, 18 optional that you can add

All the iconic greats are included as standard on the trip. Soak up the scenery as we zoom through the Swiss Alps, lose yourself (and find yourself) on a private motor boat ride through the snaking canals of Venice and gain an awareness of a tragic slice of history at a WWII concentration camp.

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Nights spent per location

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London

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Dover

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Calais

2

2 nights

Paris

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Fontainebleau

2

2 nights

Beaujolais

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French Riviera

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Monaco

1

1 night

French Riviera

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Pisa

2

2 nights

Florence

2

2 nights

Rome

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via

Vatican City

2

2 nights

Venice

2

2 nights

Austrian Tyrol

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Dachau

1

1 night

Munich

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via

Liechtenstein

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Lucerne

2

2 nights

Swiss Alps

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Heidelberg

1

1 night

Rhine Valley

via

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Edam

2

2 nights

Amsterdam

via

via

Belgium

via

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Calais

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Dover

London

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Shelley Tuohey

Traveled May 2019

European Experience

Itinerary: The itinerary was good but I feel like there could have been more freetime in Rome and Paris. The Rome Colosseum tour was a literal waste of money because the guide did not give us any information. The cabins in Rome and Nice were a downfall but all other accommodation was great.
Trip Manager: Ryan was fantastic, he went over and above to make sure everyone had such a good time. He was so knowledgeable and took the time to answer our questions. He told us the best spots to go when we went to a new place and he was very approachable.

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Ashley Catherine Mason

Traveled Oct 2018

European Experience

The crew was awesome and the sights were incredible. Definitely a life changing experience.

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Jessica Lee Widgery

Traveled Oct 2018

European Experience

Everything from the information about each places, the add one, places we stayed our nights out were more then I ever could have hoped for. Jack made the trip what it was

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Louisa Shute

Traveled Oct 2018

Unreal , trip of a lifetime.

Already thinking of booking another trip soon.

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Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2018

Highly recommend to young opened minded travelers

I didn’t realize how much the add-ons would cost. I don’t regret them but I wish there was a better heads up. The add-ons almost feel mandatory because you’re left with no real plans if you don’t do them.

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Andrew Magill

Traveled Sep 2018

European Experience

Great trip, great people good sights and so might learning which I loved

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Harriet Allen

Traveled Sep 2018

Best Summer Ever!

Best Summer Ever! Saw 11 countries in 20 days all very well organised and great accommodation and additional add ons.

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Corey Rae

Traveled Sep 2018

Loved it

Easy to purchase and very helpful staff with every question I had.

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Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2018

European Experience

Amazing sites. Trip manager had in depth knowledge of the area.
Amazing add ons both free and paid

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Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2018

European Experience

Would do it again, no doubt.

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Damon Schmidt

Traveled Sep 2018

Time of LIFE!

Value for money every single day. It is the little things with Contiki. World class

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Campbell Ash

Traveled Sep 2018

European Experience

It’s was an awesome experience and made life long friends

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Amanda Tanti

Traveled Sep 2018

European Experience

Saw the best of Europe in this trip and made so many friends. Laura and Mark were the best!

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Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2018

Trip of a lifetime, would 100% do again!

Was worth every dollar I spent

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Lucianne Henry

Traveled Sep 2018

European Experience

Was very good and easy to do

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Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2018

Grouse

Best 3 weeks of my life, met the best people and seen some of the most unbelievable sights. Good mixture of partying and sight seeing. Everyone should do this contiki atleast once in there life!

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Hayden Reynolds

Traveled Sep 2018

Great

Great fantastic thrilling

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Daniel Sheehan

Traveled Sep 2018

Perfect trip awesome adventure!

Perfect length not too long not too short.

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Rodney Pitman

Traveled Sep 2018

European Experience

Great experience definitely recommend doing a contiki.

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Ali

Traveled Sep 2018

Absolutely amazing experience

Loved every second of this tour. We were asked on the last day what our regret was and I honestly have none.